Smash Hits | |
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Credits | |
Writer(s) | Billy Roberts (1 track) : Jimi Hendrix (11 tracks) : Jimi Hendrix (10 tracks) : Bob Dylan (1 track) |
Producer(s) | Chas Chandler : Jimi Hendrix |
Release Details | |
Release date(s) | : April, 1968 : July, 1969 All: See table |
Publisher(s) | |
Peak chart position(s) | : #5 : #6 |
Miscellaneous Details | |
Length | |
No. of tracks | 12 |
Jimi Hendrix Wiki Rating | |
Smash Hits is a compilation album by The Jimi Hendrix Experience, released in April 1968 and July 1969 in the United Kingdom and the United States respectively. Smash Hits comprises songs that were released as singles, and their respective B-sides.
There are some tracks on the album that were not singles or B-sides, however. On the UK version, "Fire", "Can You See Me", "Manic Depression" and "Foxy Lady" all came from the album Are You Experienced. On the US version, "Fire", "Manic Depression" and "Foxy Lady" came from Are You Experienced, "Can You See Me" and "Remember" came from the UK version of Are You Experienced, and "Stone Free" and "Red House" (a different version than the one featured on UK's AYE) were previously unavailable tracks.
Although Axis: Bold as Love had been released before Smash Hits was compiled, the compilation contains no tracks from the album on either versions. The album was a success in both countries, where it reached #5 (UK) and #6 (US) in the charts.
Track listings[]
All songs were written by Jimi Jendrix, except where noted.
UK version[]
- "Purple Haze" – 2:52
- From "Purple Haze" single
- "Fire" – 2:45
- From Are You Experienced
- "The Wind Cries Mary" – 3:20
- From "The Wind Cries Mary" single
- "Can You See Me" – 2:33
- From Are You Experienced
- "51st Anniversary" – 3:16
- From "Purple Haze" single
- "Hey Joe" (Billy Roberts) – 3:30
- From "Hey Joe" single
- "Stone Free" – 3:36
- From "Hey Joe" single
- "The Stars That Play With Laughing Sam's Dice" – 4:21
- From "Burning of the Midnight Lamp" single
- "Manic Depression" – 3:42
- From Are You Experienced
- "Highway Chile" – 3:32
- From "The Wind Cries Mary" single
- "Burning of the Midnight Lamp" – 3:39
- From "Burning of the Midnight Lamp" single
- "Foxy Lady" – 3:18
- From Are You Experienced
US version[]
- "Purple Haze" – 2:50
- From "Purple Haze" single
- "Fire" – 2:45
- From Are You Experienced
- "The Wind Cries Mary" – 3:20
- From "Purple Haze" single
- "Can You See Me" – 2:33
- From Are You Experienced
- "Hey Joe" (Roberts) – 3:30
- From "Hey Joe" single
- "All Along the Watchtower" (Bob Dylan) – 4:00
- From "All Along the Watchtower" single
- "Stone Free" – 3:36
- From "Purple Haze" UK single
- "Crosstown Traffic" – 2:19
- From "Crosstown Traffic" single
- "Manic Depression" – 3:42
- From Are You Experienced
- "Remember" – 2:48
- From UK Are You Experienced
- "Red House" – 3:50
- From UK Are You Experienced
- "Foxy Lady" – 3:19
- From "Foxy Lady" single